How is the ailing economy affecting your travel?
You’ve watched the Wall Street meltdown — and subsequent government bailout — unfold during the last week. But how is the nation’s ailing economy affecting your next trip?
As economy tanks, is business travel about to go down the tubes?
How are business travelers coping with sky-high fares and air travel hassles? They aren’t. Many are opting for alternatives rather than face-to-face meetings.
In a slumping economy, spas offer discounts and deals
Tourist destinations like Las Vegas and Hawaii aren’t the only places seeing a decline during an economic downturn. Spas are also feeling the pinch because not as many people go for massages and facials.
Crew bus confidential: 10 tips for coping with turbulent times
Working for the airlines these days is sort of like living in America. Times are tough, and you just hope the people in charge know what they are doing, even though you have huge doubts.
Trouble in paradise: Hawaii facing tourism “crisis”
There’s trouble in paradise. With the skyrocketing fuel prices and the looming economic crisis, tourism is down all across the state because families are postponing or downsizing their vacation plans.
When will hotels start their Motel 6-ization?
Airlines are reducing services and nickel-and-diming us for everything from checked luggage to Cokes. Are hotels next? David Burns thinks so.
Recessionary resorts: 6 tips for surviving a hotel downturn
How will an economic slump affect the hotel industry? And more importantly, how will it affect hotel guests? Amy Bradley-Hole takes a look at how resorts handle recessions.
Delta, NWA court employees
In a move to get the nod of regulators and shareholders, Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines are extending travel privileges to employees.
BA adds fuel surcharge
The fuel surcharge merry-go-round continues. Next up, British Airways which announced today that fares on long-haul flights, those to destinations outside of Europe, will increase by $40 to $60 per round trip.
All-business-class still alive
Even though Eos Airlines and MaxJet Airways have gone under, the all-business-class model still has legs as Silverjet, l’Avion and Lufthansa are out to prove.